{2026 Open Novella Contest - Round 3 Qualifier} {Ranked 1 in #bandmembers (5/1-5/21)} {Ranked 1 in #songwriting (4/22-4/25)} {Ranked 2 in #drummer (5/1-6/11)} {Ranked 2 in #opennovellacontest (5/5-5/15)} {Ranked 3 in #onc2026 (6/11-6/15)} {Ranked 3 in #guitar (5/12-6/11)} {Ranked 6 in #nostalgia (6/11-6/15)} {Ranked 10 in #selfdiscovery (6/11-6/15)} {Ranked 10 in #romance-friendship (6/11-6/15)} "𝘔𝘴. 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴" 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰. Althea has always considered herself unlucky in love. What she never realized was that love had been circling her for years, just slightly out of step. On her thirtieth birthday, the four-man band who shaped her youth arrive late (as always). One confession breaks the careful silence they've kept for years, forcing the past into the present and cracking open a decade of almosts. They chose friendship because it was safer. They stayed professional because it was necessary. And sometimes... life, simply and tragically, got in the way.

Samay Jaiswal's life runs on routine, where every day is same as yesterday; same routes, same hours, same silences. When strange notes begin appearing, written in an eerily familiar handwriting, offering advice that feels strangely personal, he dismisses them. There is nothing he wants to do differently anymore. He just wants to be left as he is. Then, time stops. Alone in a frozen world, Samay wanders through stalled streets and unfinished moments, confronting a past he has been carefully preserving, a present he refuses to acknowledge, and a future he never allowed himself to imagine. "Same Time Tomorrow" is a story about grief, choice and the quiet courage it takes to move on, even when time doesn't.

Based loosely on ONC2026 prompts 32 and 33. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same mission, and in a very short time they each find themselves shifting from their chosen profession to the unexpected role of nanny.

[NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON] Iris Black has it all: the love of her life at her side, and a future she finally dares to hope for after a lifetime of misery. Then a chance meeting leads to a bloody night-and everything shatters. She is left with two choices. Succumb to despair. Or fight. She chooses to fight. Trained by a vampire hunter to kill monsters, Iris is thrust into a world of darkness and suffering. What keeps her moving is the fire in her heart-the one that burns for revenge. Monsters walk among us. They take what they want, when they want. Iris will do everything in her power to change that horrifying truth, even if it kills her. And if she has to stake them all to claim her revenge- So be it. 𝗢𝗡𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝟒𝟒: »𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆?« »𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚? 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏?«